Not to kill emotion, but to turn it towards the Divine is the way of the . ~Sri Aurobindo

NAMAH Emotions are powerhouses The Journal of Integral Health of nature. Refined and purified, they can push us tremendously forward. But if unregulated and left crude, they are like the fire that can bring down the house where it burns. Rightly nurtured and harnessed, they can open the doors of joy and beatitude for us. Can we truly claim to be in charge of our emotions? We are never taught how to handle this tremendous energy. But there is a consciousness-based approach which is both dynamic and integral in both its effects and implications.

This workshop aims to raise some of the relevant and important issues related to our emotional parts of nature such as n Dealing with negative emotions such as anger, depression, fear and hate. n Cultivating positive emotions such as forgiveness, compassion, love & trust. n Refining our emotional being. n Purifying and uplifting emotions. n Transforming our emotional parts of nature.

DEALING with 13-14th August 2019 at Society Hall, Beach Office EMOTIONS 11, St. Martin Street, Pondicherry DEALING with EMOTIONS

13th August 9.00 Invocation followed by Self-introduction 09.45-11.15 Dr. Debabrata Sahani Our Emotions: The Journey from Duality to Equality 11.15-11.45 REFRESHMENTS 11.45-13.15 James Anderson Transmuting Our Emotions 13.15-14.15 LUNCH AT SOCIETY HOUSE 14.15-15.45 Dr. Beloo Mehra Love and Human Relationships: Some Lessons and Insights 15.45-16.15 TEA BREAK 16.15-17.45 Dr. Yogesh Mohan How to Consciously Change Our Emotions – A Practical Approach

14th August 9.00 Invocation Followed by Group Discussion 09.45-11.15 Lopa Mukherjee Emotional Intelligence 11.15-11.45 REFRESHMENTS 11.45-13.15 Dr. Sampadananda Mishra Dealing with Emotions - Insights from Ancient Indian Scriptures 13.15-14.15 LUNCH AT SOCIETY HOUSE 14.15-15.45 Dr. Alok Pandey The Transforming Power of Love 15.45-16.15 TEA BREAK 16.15-17.45 Dr. Soumitra Basu Bliss Beyond Motivation

REGISTRATION DETAILS Camp Fee Camp fee is Rs.1,800 including lunch at Society Guest House and refreshments. The fee in non-refundable For Bank Transfer Account: NAMAH Account no: 1235498160 Type: Savings Bank: Central Bank of IFSC: CBIN0281354 For registration and further information please contact Online registration: https://rzp.io/l/opW6cIx E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Phone: 7094898789/0413 2226263 DEALING with EMOTIONS

Dr. Yogesh Mohan Lopa Mukherjee Dr. Yogesh Mohan, MD (JIPMER), the Founder of “Consciousness Lopa Mukherjee is a writer, documentary maker and also a student of as Medicine”, who trained in modern medicine, has a profound psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies,( CIIS), in San understanding of Yogic Psychology and a rich clinical experience using Francisco. She did her schooling at the Sri Aurobindo International consciousness as therapy. He brings the essence of deeper insights and Centre of Education in Pondicherry. She has conducted workshops in practices developed over more than 20 years of inner work. Based in psychology in venues in Pondicherry and San Francisco. She integrates Chennai, he is also the CEO of Saveetha Medical College & Hospital. Mothers’s and Sri Aurobindo’s yoga psychology in her training programmes. She has also published three books and made several James Anderson documentaries on topics such as Sri Aurobindo and the Mother’s lives Adversity has accompanied James and helps to shape his destiny. and on cultural, social and spiritual subjects. Lopa’s books include The Born in England, he encountered life-threatening illness when 21 while Soma People, the story of a man’s spiritual journey in mystic India; Three travelling abroad. He then worked at the Lloyd’s market as a Director in Rivers of Tears, the formation of nations from the Indian subcontinent; the City of London for 16 years. A sudden calling changed the direction and East West Crossroads, short stories of the cultural exchange of his life and he set off to India. He first came to Pondicherry in 1999 between India and America. and, by and large, has remained here ever since. A writer, healer and teacher, he is Coordinating Editor of NAMAH, the Journal of Integral Dr. Sampadananda Mishra Health. Fascinated by the interplay between soul and nature, his aim in Dr. Mishra is the Director of Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Indian Culture life is simply to radiate love, truth, harmony and peace. SAFIC, Puducherry. The Govt. of India has conferred the President’s award (Maharshi Badarayna Vyasa Samman 2011) on Dr. Mishra for his Dr. Beloo Mehra contribution to . In the year of 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Dr. Beloo Mehra is a Senior Associate at Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Government of India conferred him the Senior Fellowship Award for Indian Culture (SAFIC), Pondicherry. She works in the areas of curriculum carrying out his research on the Vedic Art of Multiple Concentration. development, research, content creation, editing, teaching, organising, Dr. Mishra founded Samskrita Balasahitya Parishad for children’s etc. for various projects. She is a student of the educational, cultural and literature in Sanskrit. He has been awarded the 2018 Sahitya Akademi socio-political thought of Sri Aurobindo and writes on related topics. Children’s Literature award for his children’s poetry book called Shanaih Her professional experience includes being a Professor of Education Shanaih. at a liberal arts university in the USA, and also a teacher-administrator at a high school in Delhi. She also worked as faculty in-charge at Sri Dr. Alok Pandey Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research (SACAR) in Pondicherry from Alok Pandey is a medical Doctor specialised in Psychiatry who has 2007 to 2013, where her work involved facilitating courses, developing retired from the Indian Air Force and has currently settled down at the Sri curriculum, writing and editing the quarterly journal and monthly Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. He has conducted several workshops newsletter. on diverse subjects in India and abroad and contributed numbers of articles on different subjects in various Indian and International journals. Dr. Debabrata Sahani He has authored three books and is also editing All India Magazine, a Dr. Debabrata Sahani was born and raised in the atmosphere of faith monthly journal of the Sri Aurobindo Society. He is also an Editor of and devotion in . He graduated with a medical degree in NAMAH. Mumbai. For post-graduation in Ophthalmology he chose Shimla in the Himalayas in order to absorb the calm strength and simple life of Dr. Soumitra Basu the mountains. His life and work training found its ultimate meaning in Dr. Basu is a consultant psychiatrist practising in Kolkata and Pondicherry. Pondicherry and most particularly with the Sri Aurobindo International He works with Consciousness paradigms of health and psychology. Institute for Integral Health and Research (SAIIIHR). He works as a He conducts workshops on personal growth and is a Founder- Editor surgeon, entrepreneur, philanthropist and life-coach. He runs two of NAMAH. The Journal of Integral Health. He is author of the book, hospitals, a non-profit company and works for a project for the inner Integral Health. transformation of youth. He is also an Editor of NAMAH.